Smart Casual (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Smart Casual
Type = Album
Artist = Kids In Glass Houses


Released = flagicon|United Kingdom 26 May 2008
Recorded = October - December 2007 at Long Wave Studios, Wales
Genre = Powerpop, alternative rock, pop punk
Length = 39:43
Label = Roadrunner
Producer = Romesh Dodangoda
Last album = "E-Pocalypse!"
(2006)
This album = "Smart Casual"
(2008)
Next album =
Reviews =
*inthenews.co.uk rating-10|7.5 [http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/reviews/music/rockindie/kids-in-glass-houses-smart-casual-$1224199.htm link]
*Rock Sound rating-10|8 [http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/1346/Kids-In-Glass-Houses---Smart-Casual.htm link]
*Kerrang! Rating|4|5
*"Q" Rating|2|5
Misc = Singles
Name = Smart Casual
Type = studio
single 1 = Easy Tiger
single 2 = Give Me What I Want
single 3 = Saturday
single 4 = Fisticuffs
single 5 =
single 6 =
single 1 date = March 10 2008
single 2 date = May 19 2008
single 3 date = August 11 2008
single 4 date =
single 5 date =
single 6 date =

"Smart Casual" is the debut album from Kids in Glass Houses, recorded during late 2007 at Long Wave Studios with Romesh Dodangoda. The album contains songs the band have written since the release of their five-track EP "E-Pocalypse!", and also three tracks from the EP.

The lead single from the album is "Easy Tiger" and was released March 10 2008. It was released as a digital download, and on a limited pressing of 2000 vinyls. The music video for the single received considerable plays on music channels. "Give Me What I Want" was also released as a single on May 19, to be followed by "Saturday" on August 11 [ [http://www.kidsinglasshouses.com/news.php?id=91 Kids in Glass Houses] - Update on Next Single] .

The album entered the UK charts at number 29 on the week of its release.

The song "Girls" is used as the theme song for "Totally Calum Best: The Best Is Yet To Come".

Track listing

All tracks written by Aled Phillips, Iain Mahanty, Joel Fisher, Andrew Shay and Philip Jenkins unless otherwise stated. All lyrics by Aled Phillips.

# "Fisticuffs" - 2:55
# "Easy Tiger" - 3:32 (Aled Phillips/Earl Phillips)
# "Give Me What I Want" - 3:19 (Phillips/Aled Rees/Fisher/Shay/Jenkins)
# "Saturday" - 3:18 (Phillips/Fisher/Shay/Jenkins)
# "Lovely Bones" - 3:25
# "Shameless" - 3:38 (Phillips/Fisher/Shay/Jenkins)
# "Girls" - 3:20
# "Good Boys Gone Rad" - 2:59
# "Dance All Night" - 3:16
# "Pillow Talk" - 3:10
# "Raise Hell" - 3:51 (Aled Phillips/Earl Phillips)
# "Church Tongue" - 3:04

References